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Senate Rejects GOP Proposal to Ban Earmarks
« on: November 30, 2010, 09:32:52 AM »
WASHINGTON -- The Senate has rejected a GOP bid to ban the practice of larding spending bills with earmarks -- those pet projects that lawmakers love to send home to their states.

Democrats and a handful of Republicans combined to defeat the effort, which would have effectively forbidden the Senate from considering legislation containing earmarks like road and bridge projects, community development funding, grants to local police departments and special-interest tax breaks.

Earlier this month, Republicans bowed to tea party activists and passed a party resolution declaring GOP senators would give up earmarks. House Republicans have also given up the practice, but most Democrats say the earmarks are a legitimate way to direct taxpayer money to their constituents.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/11/30/senate-rejects-gop-proposal-ban-earmarks/
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Re: Senate Rejects GOP Proposal to Ban Earmarks
« Reply #1 on: November 30, 2010, 09:58:29 AM »
Gee, I wonder why THIS isn't getting shouted from the rooftops over at the NYT building?
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Re: Senate Rejects GOP Proposal to Ban Earmarks
« Reply #2 on: November 30, 2010, 10:39:08 AM »
From the article:

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President Obama supports a ban as well, but hasn't fought them in the past two years.

This is an AP article, but I can't help but quote one sentence and comment:

No, you ****ing morons. President Obama said he supports a ban [on earmarks]. But what he does is something else altogether.

Asshats.
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Re: Senate Rejects GOP Proposal to Ban Earmarks
« Reply #3 on: November 30, 2010, 10:40:48 AM »
Obama hasn't done anything in the last two years. ::)
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Re: Senate Rejects GOP Proposal to Ban Earmarks
« Reply #4 on: November 30, 2010, 10:50:32 AM »
Wow what a shocker.  Be still my heart.

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Re: Senate Rejects GOP Proposal to Ban Earmarks
« Reply #5 on: November 30, 2010, 11:14:44 AM »
 :banghead:  They really do not get it up there in DC
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Re: Senate Rejects GOP Proposal to Ban Earmarks
« Reply #6 on: November 30, 2010, 11:19:13 AM »
Okay, Obumbles, you say you're against earmarks.

Prove it.  Veto any spending bill with earmarks in them.

Yeah, that's what I thought.
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Re: Senate Rejects GOP Proposal to Ban Earmarks
« Reply #7 on: November 30, 2010, 12:11:58 PM »
Quote from: chris_ on November 30, 2010, 10:40:48 AM
Obama hasn't done anything in the last two years. ::)
He's played golf, some basketball and gone on vacations from playing those sports. :-)
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Re: Senate Rejects GOP Proposal to Ban Earmarks
« Reply #8 on: November 30, 2010, 02:46:43 PM »
Quote from: true_blood on November 30, 2010, 12:11:58 PM
He's played golf, some basketball and gone on vacations from playing those sports. :-)

You forgot spending time on a gurney because he got elbowed in the chops and bled a little bit.
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Re: Senate Rejects GOP Proposal to Ban Earmarks
« Reply #9 on: November 30, 2010, 04:16:41 PM »
What are the names and constituencies of the RINOs?  Need to program the targetting computer for Primary Season of 2012.
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Re: Senate Rejects GOP Proposal to Ban Earmarks
« Reply #10 on: November 30, 2010, 06:17:59 PM »
Quote from: ExGeeEye on November 30, 2010, 04:16:41 PM
What are the names and constituencies of the RINOs?  Need to program the targetting computer for Primary Season of 2012.

The eight Republicans in opposition were Sens. Bob Bennett of Utah, Thad Cochran of Mississippi, Susan Collins of Maine, Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma, Dick Lugar of Indiana, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Richard Shelby of Alabama and George Voinovich of Ohio. Bennett, Cochran, Murkowski, Shelby and Voinovich all serve on the Appropriations Committee.

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Re: Senate Rejects GOP Proposal to Ban Earmarks
« Reply #11 on: November 30, 2010, 06:21:01 PM »
At least Bennett is on his way out.
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Re: Senate Rejects GOP Proposal to Ban Earmarks
« Reply #12 on: November 30, 2010, 06:22:25 PM »
Inhofe is supposedly retiring. He keeps babbling about earmarks being "Constitutionally mandated" as his reasoning.
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Re: Senate Rejects GOP Proposal to Ban Earmarks
« Reply #13 on: November 30, 2010, 06:34:58 PM »
Quote from: Eupher on November 30, 2010, 02:46:43 PM
You forgot spending time on a gurney because he got elbowed in the chops and bled a little bit.
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Re: Senate Rejects GOP Proposal to Ban Earmarks
« Reply #14 on: November 30, 2010, 07:18:12 PM »
Bob Bennett of Utah.....GONE in January

Thad Cochran of Mississippi.....hold fire: due up in 2014

Susan Collins of Maine.....hold fire: due up in 2014

Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma.....hold fire: due up in 2014 (resignation rumor)

Dick Lugar of Indiana.....TARGET LOCKED

Lisa Murkowski of Alaska.....hold fire: due up in 2016 dangit

Richard Shelby of Alabama.....hold fire: due up in 2016 dangit

George Voinovich of Ohio.....GONE in January

Most of them think they're safe because they're in their seats beyond 2012.  We must not lose our memories.

Dare a n00b such as myself suggest the establishment of a running CC RINO hunt list for both houses, so that we who can support primary challenges either personally of financially can start planning where to do it?
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Re: Senate Rejects GOP Proposal to Ban Earmarks
« Reply #15 on: November 30, 2010, 07:36:44 PM »
Quote from: ExGeeEye on November 30, 2010, 07:18:12 PM
Bob Bennett of Utah.....GONE in January

Thad Cochran of Mississippi.....hold fire: due up in 2014

Susan Collins of Maine.....hold fire: due up in 2014

Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma.....hold fire: due up in 2014 (resignation rumor)

Dick Lugar of Indiana.....TARGET LOCKED

Lisa Murkowski of Alaska.....hold fire: due up in 2016 dangit

Richard Shelby of Alabama.....hold fire: due up in 2016 dangit

George Voinovich of Ohio.....GONE in January

Most of them think they're safe because they're in their seats beyond 2012.  We must not lose our memories.

Dare a n00b such as myself suggest the establishment of a running CC RINO hunt list for both houses, so that we who can support primary challenges either personally of financially can start planning where to do it?
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Re: Senate Rejects GOP Proposal to Ban Earmarks
« Reply #16 on: November 30, 2010, 07:53:54 PM »
Back Atcha.
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Re: Senate Rejects GOP Proposal to Ban Earmarks
« Reply #17 on: December 02, 2010, 04:32:40 AM »
Another thing besides earmarks is that these congress critters need to write these damn bills themselves. Tired of 3rd party (lobbyist) writing our laws.
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Re: Senate Rejects GOP Proposal to Ban Earmarks
« Reply #18 on: December 02, 2010, 12:04:37 PM »
Quote from: ROCKURWORLD on December 02, 2010, 04:32:40 AM
Another thing besides earmarks is that these congress critters need to write these damn bills themselves. Tired of 3rd party (lobbyist) writing our laws.
Exactly. They should "take the time to read" them as well.
Look at the "stimulus" bill. That hunk of junk was written by the Apollo Alliance.
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